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Saudi FM participates in GCC-Jordan ministerial meeting

Saudi FM participates in GCC-Jordan ministerial meeting
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Updated 07 March 2025

Saudi FM participates in GCC-Jordan ministerial meeting

Saudi FM participates in GCC-Jordan ministerial meeting

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan participated on Thursday in the seventh GCC-Jordan joint ministerial meeting of foreign ministers in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency said.

The meeting discussed regional issues including the Palestinian cause and the efforts made to achieve regional security and stability.

It also tackled ways of boosting GCC-Jordanian relations and supporting partnerships.

The meeting was headed by Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya.


ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash
Updated 13 November 2025

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash
  • Ankara says the soldiers were killed when a military transport flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye crashed in Georgia
  • It was the deadliest incident involving Turkish troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday evening sent condolences to authorities in Turkiye after a Turkish military aircraft crashed in Sighnaghi, eastern Georgia, killing 20 soldiers.

In its message, the ministry affirmed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the government of Turkiye after the tragic incident, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Earlier, Ankara had confirmed that 20 of its soldiers died the previous day when a C-130 cargo plane serving as a military transport crashed in Georgia while flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye. It was the deadliest incident involving the NATO member state’s troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria.